Vajra Rubber Products (P) Limited (“Vajra”), a subsidiary of Houston based Core International, LLC (“Core”), earned the rare ISO/TS 29001:2010 Total Quality Management Systems certification (“API Q”) at the end of December. Core and its subsidiaries provide engineered rubber components to a variety of heavy industrial original equipment manufacturers globally.

ISO/TS 29001:2010 defines the quality management system for product and service supply organizations for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industry. It is an ISO technical specification that outlines requirements for the design, development, production, installation, and service of products for the upstream and downstream petroleum industry. It is equivalent to API Spec Q1 without the Monogram annex.

“Core is very proud of the API Q certification for Vajra,” says Core CEO Cody W. Johnson. “I believe we are the only rubber molder in South Asia that has both the ISO/TS 29001:2010 and the ISO/TS 16949 certifications. We are able to offer a very unique value proposition to our customer base.”

Vajra Rubber Products (P) Limited (“Vajra”), a subsidiary of Houston based Core International, LLC (“Core”), joined rare company in India this month when they earned a TS16949 Total Quality Management Systems certification (“TS16949”). Core and its subsidiaries provide engineered rubber components to a variety of heavy industrial original equipment manufacturers globally.

TS 16949 is the International Quality Management Standard specifically written by the Automotive Industry . It is an ISO technical specification aiming to the development of a quality management system that provides for continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain. Subscribers to the standard include BMW, Caterpillar, Chrysler, Daimler, Peterbilt, Fiat, John Deere, Ford, General Motors, Continental Contiech, PSA, Hendrickson, Renault and Volkswagen.

Core International, LLC (“Core”) dramatically increased its engineered rubber products production capacity and capability in the first quarter of 2014 with manufacturing joint ventures (“JVs”) in Mexico City, Mexico, and Odessa, Texas, in addition to its existing manufacturing interest in Vajra Rubber Products (P) Limited, located in Kerala, India.

With the addition of these manufacturing JVs and Core’s ongoing partnership in India, the Core International Group’s four operating companies working in sync with each other are positioned to provide a unique solution to customers with global operations and corresponding supply chain requirements by offering design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions for highly engineered rubber molded products regionally. This ultimately saves direct cost, trims lead times, and decreases working capital requirements for customers.

Effective March 1st Pheasant Rubber Company (Pheasant) and Core International (Core) formed a joint venture in Odessa, Texas to manufacture engineered custom molded rubber products for the oil field and other heavy industries where performance polymer components are critical and strategic items.

Pheasant contributed 100% of their manufacturing capacity in Odessa along with their critical intellectual property such as polymer compounds and processes. Pheasant management will continue to run day to day manufacturing operations.

Core International is the majority partner and will provide engineering and marketing services, molds, access to Core markets worldwide, and sales support.